http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ linux HOWTO Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:50:47 -0700 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:50:47 -0700 http://swik.net/Linux/Linux+How-Tos/Exim+Authenticated+Smarthost/b89it <p><b>Exim Authenticated Smarthost</b></p> <p>Today's ISP environment requires authenticated SMTP to be able to send emails. As a policy, authenticated SMTP helps cut down on folks sending SPAM and allows the ISP to track which account is sending what type of email content for further demographic study. While authenticated SMTP is good for the ISP, it is not a configuration supported <i>out of the box</i> by most Linux distributions. This means that all those system emails and log reports emailed by <i>root</i> never make it anywhere anymore.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/exim-authenticated-smarthost" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:53:54 -0700 http://swik.net/Linux/Linux+How-Tos/Apache2%3A+Logging+To+A+MySQL+Database+With+mod_log_sql+%28Debian+Etch%29/b85mt <p><b>Apache2: Logging To A MySQL Database With mod_log_sql (Debian Etch)</b></p> <p>This guide shows how you can write the Apache2 access log to a MySQL database instead of a file. To achieve this, I use the Apache2 module mod_log_sql. I'm using a Debian Etch server in this tutorial.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/apache2-logging-to-a-mysql-database-with-mod_log_sql-on-debian-etch" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:53:58 -0700 http://swik.net/Linux/Linux+How-Tos/%40Mail+Webmail+System+On+Your+ISPConfig+Server+Within+10+Easy+Steps/b84ez <p><b>@Mail Webmail System On Your ISPConfig Server Within 10 Easy Steps</b></p> <p>This guide explains how to set up the Open Source version of Atmail (Atmail Open) on your ISPConfig server.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/atmail-webmail-system-on-ispconfig-in-10-easy-steps" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:52:43 -0700 http://swik.net/Linux/Linux+How-Tos/How+To+Set+Up+Shorewall+%28Shoreline%29+4.0+Firewall+On+CentOS+5.1/b80v3 <p><b>How To Set Up Shorewall (Shoreline) 4.0 Firewall On CentOS 5.1</b></p> <p>This tutorial will walk you through setting up Shorewall (Shoreline) 4.0 firewall on CentOS 5.1 , this can easily be adapted to any other Linux distribution out there.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/how-to-set-up-shorewall-firewall-on-centos-5.1" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:55:11 -0700 http://swik.net/Linux/Linux+How-Tos/Virtual+Hosting+With+Proftpd+And+MySQL+%28Incl.+Quota%29+On+Ubuntu+8.04+LTS/b8vwa <p><b>Virtual Hosting With Proftpd And MySQL (Incl. Quota) On Ubuntu 8.04 LTS</b></p> <p>This document describes how to install a Proftpd server that uses virtual users from a MySQL database instead of real system users. This is much more performant and allows to have thousands of ftp users on a single machine. In addition to that I will show the use of quota with this setup.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/virtual-hosting-with-proftpd-and-mysql-ubuntu-8.04" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:55:06 -0700 http://swik.net/Linux/Linux+How-Tos/How+To+Block+Cookies+From+Unwanted+Websites+With+SafeSquid+Proxy+Server/b8t8q <p><b>How To Block Cookies From Unwanted Websites With SafeSquid Proxy Server</b></p> <p>Basically, cookies are pieces of information, usually personal preferences, that are stored into a visitors system, when they visit a website. The next time the visitor accesses the same website, the cookie is transferred from the visitors system to the website, and his preferred content is displayed to him. Cookies are also used to allow a visitor to log into his personal account on a website. Although, not always dangerous, many advertising and marketing websites gather personal information, without the users knowledge, and use this information to display especially targeted marketing ads and banners.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/blocking-cookies-from-unwanted-websites-with-safesquid-proxy-server" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:54:31 -0700 http://swik.net/Linux/Linux+How-Tos/Create+Your+Own+Web+Server+With+BIND+And+Apache+On+CentOS+5+%28Simplified%29/b8rt9 <p><b>Create Your Own Web Server With BIND And Apache On CentOS 5 (Simplified)</b></p> <p>This tutorial explains how you can run your own web server on CentOS 5 with the help of Apache and the BIND name server.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/creating-your-own-webserver-with-bind-and-apache-centos5" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:12:27 -0700 http://swik.net/Linux/Linux+How-Tos/How+To+Install+VMware+Server+%28Version+1.0.6%29+On+An+Ubuntu+8.04+Desktop/b8okx <p><b>How To Install VMware Server (Version 1.0.6) On An Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop</b></p> <p>This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to install VMware Server (version 1.0.6) on an Ubuntu 8.04 desktop system. With VMware Server you can create and run guest operating systems ("virtual machines") such as Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, etc. under a host operating system. This has the benefit that you can run multiple operating systems on the same hardware which saves a lot of money, and you can move virtual machines from one VMware Server to the next one (or to a system that has the VMware Player which is also free).</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/installing-vmware-server-on-ubuntu-8.04" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:09:41 -0700 http://swik.net/Linux/Linux+How-Tos/Zimbra+Integration+With+Samba+-+Ubuntu+Based+%28Similar+To+AD+And+Exchange%29/b8jk0 <p><b>Zimbra Integration With Samba -&nbsp;Ubuntu Based (Similar To AD And Exchange)</b></p> <p>This tutorial shows&nbsp;how to configure Zimbra Collaboration Server (ZCS) and Samba to act as a primary domain controller (PDC) that uses LDAP as a centralized database for authenticating users on Linux and Windows desktops.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/zimbra-integration-with-samba-on-ubuntu" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:59:24 -0700 http://swik.net/Linux/Linux+How-Tos/The+Perfect+Desktop+-+OpenSUSE+11+%28GNOME%29/b8ftt <p><b>The Perfect Desktop - OpenSUSE 11 (GNOME)</b></p> <p>This tutorial shows how you can set up an OpenSUSE 11 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-opensuse-11" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:00:46 -0700 http://swik.net/Linux/Linux+How-Tos/The+Bash+Script+To+Configure+The+Firewall+Using+IPTABLES/b8ehy <B> <H3>About the Script:</h3></b> <P>This script is about to build a firewall in Linux OS by using <B>iptables</b>, the user only needs to follow and answer the simple and easy steps and the script will generate the user specified iptables rule in its original form.</p> <P>I HAVE TESTED THE SCRIPT ON PCLINUXOS, FEDORA-9, DREAM_LINUX, UBUNTU-8.</p> <P>This is my iptables Version 1.0 (USMAN AKRAM - Lucky)</p><a href="http://howtoforge.com/bash-script-for-configuring-iptables-firewall" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:56:32 -0700 http://swik.net/Linux/Linux+How-Tos/How+To+Set+Up+DHCP+Failover+On+Centos+5.1/b8csm <p><b>How To Set Up DHCP Failover On Centos 5.1</b></p> <p> This tutorial will walk you through setting up DHCP fail over on CentOS 5.1 using the default ISC dhcp server, this can easily be adapted to any other Linux distro out there. You will most likely need Failover in environments where network down time can not be tolerated. My home is running a DLNA setup so I need my devices to be able to obtain network parameters at all times. </p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/how-to-set-up-dhcp-failover-on-centos5.1" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:00:34 -0700 http://swik.net/Linux/Linux+How-Tos/The+Perfect+Desktop+-+Linux+Mint+5+Elyssa+R1/b78vg <p><b>The Perfect Desktop - Linux Mint 5 Elyssa R1</b></p> <p>This tutorial shows how you can set up a Linux Mint 5 Elyssa R1 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. Linux Mint 5 is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 8.04 that has lots of packages in its repositories (like multimedia codecs, Adobe Flash, Adobe Reader, Skype, Google Earth, etc.) that are relatively hard to install on other distributions; it therefore provides a user-friendly desktop experience even for Linux newbies.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-linux-mint-5-elyssa-r1" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:08:06 -0700 http://swik.net/Linux/Linux+How-Tos/How+To+Secure+Postgresql+Using+Two-Factor+Authentication+From+WiKID/b774s <p><b>How To Secure Postgresql Using Two-Factor Authentication From WiKID</b></p> <p>Databases are the key repository for critical data.&nbsp; If you are storing information that needs to be kept secure from prying eyes, especially credit card or personally identifiable information (PII) you might be required to control access using two-factor authentication.&nbsp; This tutorial demonstrates how to secure Postgresql with two-factor authentication from WiKID.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/secure-postgresql-using-two-factor-authentication-from-wikid" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:08:07 -0700 http://swik.net/Linux/Linux+How-Tos/Installing+MySQL+Proxy+On+CentOS+5+%28FINAL%29+x86_64/b749t <p><b>Installing MySQL Proxy On CentOS 5 (FINAL) x86_64</b></p> <p>This tutorial explains how you can install MySQL Proxy on a CentOS 5 (x86_64) system. MySQL Proxy is a simple program that sits between your client and MySQL server(s) that can monitor, analyze or transform their communication. Its flexibility allows for unlimited uses; common ones include: load balancing; failover; query analysis; query filtering and modification; and many more.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/installing-mysql-proxy-on-centos5-x86_64" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:07:04 -0700 http://swik.net/Linux/Linux+How-Tos/Intrusion+Detection+For+PHP+Applications+With+PHPIDS/b72an <p><b>Intrusion Detection For PHP Applications With PHPIDS</b></p> <p>This tutorial explains how to set up PHPIDS on a web server with Apache2 and PHP5. PHPIDS (PHP-Intrusion Detection System) is a simple to use, well structured, fast and state-of-the-art security layer for your PHP based web application. The IDS neither strips, sanitizes nor filters any malicious input, it simply recognizes when an attacker tries to break your site and reacts in exactly the way you want it to. Based on a set of approved and heavily tested filter rules any attack is given a numerical impact rating which makes it easy to decide what kind of action should follow the hacking attempt. This could range from simple logging to sending out an emergency mail to the development team, displaying a warning message for the attacker or even ending the user’s session.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/intrusion-detection-for-php-applications-with-phpids" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:04:42 -0700 http://swik.net/Linux/Linux+How-Tos/Embedding+Python+In+Apache2+With+mod_python+%28Debian+Etch%29/b7xwy <p><b>Embedding Python In Apache2 With mod_python (Debian Etch)</b></p> <p>This tutorial shows how to install and use mod_python on a Debian Etch server with Apache2. mod_python is an Apache module that embeds the Python interpreter within the server. It allows you to write web-based applications in Python that will run many times faster than traditional CGI and will have access to advanced features such as ability to retain database connections and other data between hits and access to Apache internals.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/embedding-python-in-apache2-with-mod_python-debian-etch" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:24:57 -0700 http://swik.net/Linux/Linux+How-Tos/Installing+mod_geoip+for+Lighttpd+On+Fedora+9/b7vjm <p><b>Installing mod_geoip for Lighttpd On Fedora 9</b></p> <p>This guide explains how to set up mod_geoip with lighttpd on a Fedora 9 system. mod_geoip looks up the IP address of the client end user. This allows you to redirect or block users based on their country. You can also use this technology for your OpenX (formerly known as OpenAds or phpAdsNew) ad server to allow geo targeting.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/installing-mod_geoip-for-lighttpd-on-fedora9" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:25:49 -0700 http://swik.net/Linux/Linux+How-Tos/HOWTO%3A+Unlock+A+LUKS+Encrypted+Root+Partition+Via+SSH+On+Ubuntu/b7t4b <p><b>HOWTO: Unlock A LUKS Encrypted Root Partition Via SSH On Ubuntu</b></p> <p>Fully encrypted systems prevent others from getting your data from physical access. The rationale behind the encryption of a complete system is that you don't have worry about what you encrypt and what not, because everything (except for the /boot) partition will be encrypted. However the problem I have encountered so far is, how could I reboot my computer from afar? I would be required to be in front of the computer and enter the password. I have wondered this far how I could reboot the computer remotely.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/unlock-a-luks-encrypted-root-partition-via-ssh-on-ubuntu" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:25:56 -0700 http://swik.net/Linux/Linux+How-Tos/How+To+Make+A+Fully+Customized+KDE+Live+CD%2FDVD+Using+Kubuntu/b7sfc <p><b>How To Make A Fully Customized KDE Live CD/DVD Using Kubuntu</b></p> <p>There are tools available to allow anyone to create and distribute a completely customized Ubuntu Based distribution using the Gnome Desktop. Many Kubuntu users would like to do the same thing but such tools are not fully compatible with KDE and the Kiosk tool does not change or remove all of the Kubuntu defaults so that a program like Remastersys can create a customized ISO with the defined changes. This How To is designed to address these issues and allow those interested in creating their own customized distribution based on Kubuntu.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/creating-a-kde-live-cd-dvd-using-kubuntu" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:24:57 -0700 http://swik.net/Linux/Linux+How-Tos/How+To+Set+Up+WebDAV+With+MySQL+Authentication+On+Apache2+%28Debian+Etch%29/b7pjd <p><b>How To Set Up WebDAV With MySQL Authentication On Apache2 (Debian Etch)</b></p> <p>This guide explains how to set up WebDAV with MySQL authentication (using mod_auth_mysql) on Apache2 on a Debian Etch server. WebDAV stands for <i>Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning</i> and is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol that allow users to directly edit files on the Apache server so that they do not need to be downloaded/uploaded via FTP. Of course, WebDAV can also be used to upload and download files.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/setting-up-webdav-with-mysql-authentication-on-apache2-debian-etch" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:26:47 -0700